Rankings / Metro

The Sound of Melbourne

Australia · #27 origin · 2 Velvet Rock tracks

Combined (3:1)
207.4
US score
26.3
UK score
27.1
Attributed artists
21

Signature decade 1980s · era-distinctiveness 3.01 · score per artist 9.9

Decade fingerprint

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2020

Top artists

  1. 1Olivia Newton-John48.3
  2. 2Air Supply33.1
  3. 3Kylie Minogue32.5
  4. 4Gotye15.7
  5. 5Men at Work14.5
  6. 6Helen Reddy11.6
  7. 7Crowded House9.8
  8. 8Tones and I6.8
  9. 9The Seekers6.4
  10. 10Vance Joy5.6
  11. 11Little River Band4.3
  12. 12Jason Donovan3.4
  13. 13Gabriella Cilmi3.2
  14. 14Merril Bainbridge2.9
  15. 15Samantha Sang2.1

Signature songs

  1. 1“Dance Monkey” : Tones and I · UK / US #1 (2019)
  2. 2“Down Under” : Men at Work · UK / US #1 (1982)
  3. 3“Somebody That I Used to Know” : Gotye · UK / US #1 (2012)
  4. 4“Physical” : Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #1 (1981)
  5. 5“Hopelessly Devoted to You” : Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #2 (1978)
  6. 6“I'll Never Find Another You” : The Seekers · UK / US #1 (1965)
  7. 7“A Little More Love” : Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #3 (1979)
  8. 8“Georgy Girl” : The Seekers · UK / US #2 (1967)
  9. 9“You're the One That I Want” : Olivia Newton-John · UK / US #1 (1978)
  10. 10“Who Can It Be Now?” : Men at Work · US #1 (1982)
  11. 11“Mouth” : Merril Bainbridge · US #4 (1996)
  12. 12“The Loco-Motion” : Kylie Minogue · UK / US #2 (1988)
  13. 13“Magic” : Olivia Newton-John · US #1 (1980)
  14. 14“The One That You Love” : Air Supply · US #1 (1981)
  15. 15“Leave Me Alone (Ruby Red Dress)” : Helen Reddy · US #3 (1973)

Chart-topping #1 singles

“XMAS”
2025
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Dance Monkey”
2019
Tones and I
UK
“Somebody That I Used to Know”
2012
Gotye
UK / US
“Slow”
2003
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Kiss Kiss”
2002
Holly Valance
UK
“Can't Get You Out of My Head”
2001
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Don't Call Me Baby”
2000
Madison Avenue
UK
“Spinning Around”
2000
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Ooh Aah... Just a Little Bit”
1996
Gina G
UK
“Any Dream Will Do”
1991
Jason Donovan
UK
“Tears on My Pillow”
1990
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Hand on Your Heart”
1989
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Sealed with a Kiss”
1989
Jason Donovan
UK
“Too Many Broken Hearts”
1989
Jason Donovan
UK
“Especially for You”
1988
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Especially for You”
1988
Jason Donovan
UK
“I Should Be So Lucky”
1988
Kylie Minogue
UK
“Down Under”
1982
Men at Work
UK / US
“Who Can It Be Now?”
1982
Men at Work
US
“Physical”
1981
Olivia Newton-John
US
“Shaddap You Face”
1981
Joe Dolce Music Theatre
UK
“The One That You Love”
1981
Air Supply
US
“Magic”
1980
Olivia Newton-John
US
“Xanadu”
1980
Olivia Newton-John
UK
“Summer Nights”
1978
Olivia Newton-John
UK
25 of 33 #1 singles · click a column to sort

Velvet Rock

2 Master Tape tracks by Melbourne artists: Emotion (Samantha Sang) · Don't Dream It's Over (Crowded House)